“You don’t have no legacy” - UFC fans troll Chael Sonnen as the war of words gets intense between Islam Makhachev and the American promoter

Islam Makhachev’s move up across the weight division might not have received the desired unanimous support, with the American podcaster Chael Sonnen disregarding the fighter’s step in the recent Good Guy/Bad Guy episode.While his podcast partner Daniel Cormier jumped in to defend the Dagestani fighter, Makhachev recently issued a statement while lashing out at Chael’s opinion. Makhachev’s post was met with an instant reply from the American promoter.Fans of the MMA community were hyped when former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria decided to vacate the championship belt and move up the weight division, with Islam Makhachev still holding the lightweight crown. Ever since the move up, Topuria constantly called out Makhachev for a title fight but was met with no response. El Matador waited for a long time before finally getting a title shot against Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title after the Dagestani fighter decided to vacate the belt and move up to the welterweight division following Belal Muhammad’s loss to Jack Della Maddalena. However, Makhachev’s move up has not been unanimously supported across the MMA community. In a recent Good Guy/Bad Guy episode, American podcaster and former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen stated, “The bottom line is you entered a division openly that you said you wouldn't face one of the top guys. That's not a sign of courage. That’s a sign of cowardice. I don't love the idea."While former MMA fighter Daniel Cormier came in to defend the Dagestani fighter, Makhachev himself stepped up to post on his social media account, X, slamming Sonnen’s statement. The fighter wrote, “Chasing hype and money is not the same as chasing greatness in sport. But average athlete, who built his way to the top with cheap trash talk, won’t understand that. So please seat and watch how others doing it, uncle Chael.#doublechamp”It wasn’t long before the American promoter reacted to Makhachev’s statement, “In fact It wouldn't be the first time YOUR guy and the OTHER guy, BOTH used material they begged me to give 'em to become interesting…”Fans instantly reacted to the war of words, trolling Sonnen for his statement. One of the users wrote, “You did nothing in the sport no one will remember you”Another user wrote, “You don’t have no legacy Chael. Sit down and shut up and stop yapping about Islam. You got beat up in your prime so bad that you forgot your own prime itself”“Chael Sonnen talks about attention while, at the same time, lying about other fighters on his YouTube channel just to get ATTENTION.”Also read: “An immediate rematch” - MMA fans sends in requests to UFC executives after Belal Muhammad’s training clips go viralThroughout his pro-MMA career, Makhachev has suffered defeat only once, during the initial stages of his UFC journey. After securing the lightweight belt against Oliveira, Makhachev defended the title four times before finally moving up the weight class. With an aim to become a two-division champion, the Dagestani fighter will be facing the current welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena towards the end of this year.